AB. Alliance Boots

RNS Number:0696U
GoldmanSachs International
30 March 2007


                                                                       FORM 38.5



                 DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS
             (Rule 38.5 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)


1.         KEY INFORMATION

Name of exempt principal trader                Goldman Sachs International

Company dealt in                               ALLIANCE BOOTS PLC

Class of relevant security to which the        Ordinary Shares
dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)

Date of dealing                                29 March 2007






2.         DEALINGS (Note 2)


(a)        Purchases and sales


Total number of securities purchased   Highest price paid (Note 3)           Lowest price paid (Note 3)


108090                                 10.285 GBP                            10.2222 GBP




Total number of securities sold        Highest price received (Note 3)       Lowest price received (Note 3)


178165                                 10.3436 GBP                           10.20 GBP



(b)       Derivatives transactions (other than options)


Product name,         Long/short (Note 4)       Number of securities (Note 5)        Price per unit (Note 3)
e.g. CFD

CFD                   Short                     1403                                 10.2526 GBP
CFD                   Long                      10000                                10.3047 GBP
CFD                   Short                     10000                                10.2962 GBP
CFD                   Short                     50000                                10.2871 GBP
CFD                   Long                      10000                                10.3038 GBP





(c)        Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)        Writing, selling, purchasing or varying


Product name,   Writing, selling, Number of securities to   Exercise      Type, e.g.   Expiry     Option money
                purchasing,       which the option relates  price         American,    date       paid/received per
e.g. call       varying etc.      (Note 5)                                European                unit (Note 3)
option                                                                    etc.                    





(ii)        Exercising


Product name, e.g. call option         Number of securities                  Exercise price per unit (Note 3)





3.         OTHER INFORMATION



Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives




Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person
disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant
securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting
rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any
derivative referred to on this form is referenced.  If none, this should be
stated.











Date of disclosure                                      30 March 2007

Contact name                                            Peter Highton

Telephone number                                        +44-207-774-1935

Name of offeree/offeror with which connected            ALLIANCE BOOTS PLC

Nature of connection (Note 6)                           Advisor






Notes



The Notes on Form 38.5 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk






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